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GateKeeper

Cedar Point says 67 mph. Wikipedia says 67 mph (108 km/h). RCDB says 67 mph.

GateKeeper reaches 67 mph (108 km/h), a verified measurement.

Also known as Cedar Point GateKeeper
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Ride speed

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Operating speed at Cedar Point. The park says a wing-over drop at 67 mph. Wikipedia says 67 mph (108 km/h). RCDB says 67 mph.

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In context

  • 2.9× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 1.0× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 3.1 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

Quick answers

People also ask

How fast is GateKeeper?

GateKeeper reaches 67 mph (108 km/h), a verified measurement.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

GateKeeper is labeled Verified. Independently measured and published, for example in a peer-reviewed study or with certified timing.

What is the source?

The figure cites Cedar Point, “GateKeeper.”

Where does GateKeeper rank?

GateKeeper is 11th of 11 on Fastest Roller Coasters.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

GateKeeper at Cedar Point reaches 67 mph. The park, Wikipedia and RCDB all say 67 mph. Wikipedia also says 67.1 mph (108 km/h). Bolliger & Mabillard built it.

Speed
67 mph
Also
67.1 mph (108 km/h)
Maker
Bolliger & Mabillard

  1. A wing coaster at 67 mph

    GateKeeper is a B&M wing coaster: the seats flank the track instead of sitting on it. The figure is still 67 mph, the speed the park says, not a claim about the wing itself. A launch such as Maverick's 70 mph is a different ride in the same park.

  2. 67 mph, one figure

    Three accounts say 67 mph. Wikipedia's 67.1 mph (108 km/h) is the metric writing. They are one speed. Fury 325, another B&M coaster, is 95 mph because the hill is taller.

Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 108km/h67mph30.0m/s58.2knRanked figure

    Operating speed at Cedar Point. The park says a wing-over drop at 67 mph. Wikipedia says 67 mph (108 km/h). RCDB says 67 mph.

    67.1 mph (108 km/h) is Wikipedia's conversion of 67 mph. It is not a separate record.

    Verified
    Cedar Point (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Park
Cedar Point
Speed
67 mph
Manufacturer
Bolliger & Mabillard

Context

Background

Cedar Point says GateKeeper dives into a wing-over drop at 67 mph. Wikipedia says 67 mph (108 km/h) and a maximum speed of 67 mph. RCDB says 67 mph. The figure is 67 mph, qualifier verified.

A ride the park describes only as over 60 mph is not given a point, so it is not added beside this one.

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